GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
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Benta's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benta received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to pay fee to my daughter in collage. I'm also planning to pay fee to my son in secondary school."
Gilbert's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Gilbert received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to enlarge my house because my current house is small in size. I'm also planning to pay fee to my two children in high school."
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest a portion of the transfer in livestock. I'm also planning to furnish my house with the remaining amount."
Rispa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rispa received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to complete the rental houses my spouse died before completing. This will provide my family with adequate cash for sustainability."
Janet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Janet received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest the entire transfer in livestock farming."
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy sand, cement and pay labour to cement the floor and walls of my house to give it a good finish."
Macyline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Macyline received a $99 initial payment.
"We plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on finishing up house renovation, buying a bull and paying school fee for my husband’s orphaned niece."
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret received a $99 initial payment.
"We plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on extending our current house and buying more small livestock."
Flora's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Flora received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan construct an iron roofed kitchen with the ironsheet that I had bought, and buy seats to furnish my house. I also plan to buy cement and cement the walls and floor of my house, and cultivate my land."
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to repair the floor of my house. I'm also planning to invest the remaining portion in livestock."